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Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>Nurse Charged in Patient's Death; Doc's Poison Trial to Start; Fake PA Gets 5 Years

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Hormone Drugs and Brain Tumors; Push to Ban Some Decaf Coffees; $10 Million Reward

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A chest x-ray of a patient with tuberculosis

<乌鸦传媒>New Tuberculosis Framework May Improve Research, Clinical Care

Consensus group issues 5-state TB classification system

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<乌鸦传媒>Fauci: When Confronted With Misinformation, Stick to the Science

Former NIAID director advises public health students on navigating politically charged topics

A photo of subway riders standing near yellow barriers on a platform of the 7 train in New York City

<乌鸦传媒>Another Subway Rider Is Fatally Pushed Onto Tracks in New York City

Rare event has revived discussion about mental illness in city's subway system

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Docs Decry ICU Closure; Outpatient Facility Fees; Hospitals Eye Sports Centers

This past week in healthcare investigations

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<乌鸦传媒>Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Challenge to Abortion Pill Access

One of the main obstacles for the plaintiffs is to demonstrate they have the legal right to sue

A photo of a crowd of people watching the 2017 eclipse from Bryant Park in New York City.

<乌鸦传媒>Here's What to Look for During an Eclipse-Related Eye Visit

Full ocular exams are crucial, ophthalmologists say, even though solar retinopathy is untreatable

A photo through the side of a crib of a baby boy sleeping on his back

<乌鸦传媒>Most Moms Knew About Safe Sleep for Infants, But Still Engaged in Unsafe Practices

A series of small focus groups and surveys led to the troubling finding

The Seal of the Texas Medical Board over a photo of the Austin skyline at dusk

<乌鸦传媒>Texas Medical Board Doesn't Specify Abortion Ban Exceptions in Proposed Rules

Critics call for further clarification around medical exceptions of Texas abortion ban

A photo of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts

<乌鸦传媒>8 Nurses Sue Hospital, Claiming Retaliation and Wrongful Termination

Fired nurses had recently lodged complaints of unsafe conditions at Massachusetts hospital

A photo of a female physician talking to her young female patient via a laptop.

<乌鸦传媒>More Medication Prescribed for Self-Managed Abortion After Roe Fell

While in-clinic abortions fell, many found other ways to access care

A photo of the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Misinfo Runs Rampant Online. The Gov't Must Retain the Right to Intervene.

Combating vaccine falsehoods and other inaccurate claims protects public health

A photo of the Baily鈥檚 Beads phase of the total solar eclipse on August 21 2017, from Dallas Oregon

<乌鸦传媒>Past U.S. Solar Eclipse Saw Rise in Deadly Traffic Crashes

There were more fatal crashes around the 2017 total eclipse than during comparable periods

A photo of boxes of the drug mifepristone on a shelf

<乌鸦传媒>SCOTUS Again Takes on Issue of Abortion, This Time Over Mifepristone Access

Law professor says the case has the potential to upend how drug approvals function

A photo of a woman sitting on an examination table.

<乌鸦传媒>A Physician Guide to Supporting Sexual Assault Survivors

Clear guidelines can provide a universal service for patients and unify our profession

A photo of a female physician welcoming her female patient into an examination room.

<乌鸦传媒>Why Not Treat Patients the Same Way We Teach Medical Students?

A case-base approach to problems in living and social determinants of health

A computer rendering of Candida auris fungus

<乌鸦传媒>There's a New Fungus in Town and It Won't Be the Last

The arrival of C. auris in Washington is a harbinger of health systems addled by climate change

A photo of proposed cigarette warning labels.

<乌鸦传媒>Graphic Images on Cigarettes of Smoking's Harm Are Constitutional, Court Rules

Partial victory for federal regulators seeking to toughen warning labels

A photo of a member of the Solutions Oriented Addiction Response organization holding a dose of Narcan

<乌鸦传媒>Almost 108,000 Americans Died of Drug Overdoses in 2022, Another Record

1% higher than overdose deaths in 2021, says CDC

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Trump Avoids Talk of Father's Alzheimer鈥檚; Teens Smell Like Goats; AI Drugs a Bust?

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

Legal Break over a blindfolded Lady Justice statue holding scales.

<乌鸦传媒>'Foot Bath' Fraud; Doc's Wrongful Termination Suit; Nurse Overdosed Patients?

A weekly roundup of healthcare's encounters with the courts

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>Child Deaths Rise in U.S.; Water Beads Warning; Cancer Studies Retracted

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

A screenshot of Michael Witt speaking during this hearing.

<乌鸦传媒>Who Should Pay to Clean Up 'Forever Chemicals'?

Not us, representatives of water utilities and landfills say at a Senate hearing

A photo of a stylist applying hair-straightening cream to her female client.

<乌鸦传媒>Acute Kidney Injury: The Price of Straight Hair?

Case study highlights dangers of glyoxylic acid-containing products

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<乌鸦传媒>Another Miami Surgeon Faces Brazilian Butt Lift Complaints

Surgeon allegedly placed drains too deeply after liposuction, leading to hospitalization

A photo of a man reading a sign for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

<乌鸦传媒>People Facing Health Challenges Make Up Largest Group of Suicide Decedents

More than 30% of suicide deaths were related to physical, not mental, health conditions

FDA APPROVED aprocitentan (Tryvio) over a photo of a man wearing a sphygmomanometer displaying a high blood pressure reading

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Oral Antihypertensive Gets FDA's Blessing

Aprocitentan becomes the first endothelin receptor antagonist for BP lowering

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<乌鸦传媒>Elon Musk's Ketamine Use

Musk says his prescription for the drug helps him get out of a "depressive mind state"

INVESTIGATIVE ROUNDUP over an image of two people looking at computer screens.

<乌鸦传媒>Pro-Life Groups Want IVF Regulated; Private Equity Eyes Autism; Medicaid Takes Homes

This past week in healthcare investigations

A screen shot of Robert Morris speaking during this hearing

<乌鸦传媒>Medicare $$ Needed to Help State-Licensed Emergency Centers Survive, Lawmakers Told

"This model doesn't work" without it, says emergency center CEO

A photo of a vial of the Moderna bivalent covid vaccine.

<乌鸦传媒>Early Stroke Scare With Bivalent COVID Vaccines Unsupported by Large Study

Low absolute risk emerged for flu vaccines, however

A photo of the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.

<乌鸦传媒>Havana Syndrome Mystery Continues to Deepen

NIH reports no brain injury evidence, but findings may be like comparing "apples with artichokes"

A photo of First Lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Maria Shriver at the White House

<乌鸦传媒>Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Women's Health Research

Says it's "the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever taken to improve women's health"

A photo of a gurney in the emergency room hallway at the Alliance Healthcare System hospital in Holly Springs, MS

<乌鸦传媒>A New Kind of Hospital Is Coming to Rural America

To become a rural emergency hospital, qualifying facilities must close all their inpatient beds

A photo of a senior woman receiving a covid vaccination from a female nurse.

<乌鸦传媒>How Often Should Immunocompromised People Get a COVID Booster?

Experts say about every 6 months, but that should be individualized

A true-color image of the entire Earth created from a collection of satellite-based observations

<乌鸦传媒>Neurologic Conditions Now Leading Cause of Disability Worldwide

Nervous system disorders affect 43% of global population

A photo of attendants to International Long COVID Awareness Day.

<乌鸦传媒>Long COVID Patients, Advocates Rally for More Research, Funding, and Attention

"This has gone on long enough," one protester says

A photo of a woman holding a tray of stainless equipment at a medical sterilization facility

<乌鸦传媒>EPA Imposes New Limit on Medical Sterilization Chemical, Citing Cancer Risk

Rule would lower emission standards for ethylene oxide by 90%, agency says

A photo of a mom holding her phone to her ear with her other hand on her bed-ridden daughters forehead

<乌鸦传媒>CDC: Cases of MIS-C After COVID Still Occurring in U.S. Kids

But incidence now less frequent and mostly in the unvaccinated or those without a recent dose

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